Aston Villa
Youth
Saturday, 16 August 1997
1997-98
Won
6-2
๐ฉ 16 Aug 1997 Lincoln 2-6 Villa
Lincoln City
Youth
Midland Youth League

Last 5 Games: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ

Reserve & Youth Squad
1997-98
Scorer(s): Alex Meredith | 1-0 | Darius Vassell | 2-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 6-2 | Stephen Evans | 4-0 |
Assist(s): Martin Ridley | 6-2 |

Line Up & Subs:
GK Matthew Ghent | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐น๐น | (M Jamie Kearns | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 46โ)
LB Dominic Reece | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Martin Ridley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M David Harding | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gavin Melaugh | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Michael Standing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (LB Michael Blackwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 70โ)
M Alex Meredith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | (M Luke Prince | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 35โ)
F Stephen Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
Unused:
None
Villa score two first-half goals to lead at the break by two to none, even though their performance deserved more. The second half saw greater reward as Darius Vassell scores his second, having run the half the length of the pitch before a penalty put the visitors 4-0 up. Vassell completed his hat-trick to make it five, only for Villaโs 1996-97 habit of letting in silly goals reared its head once again. Vassell, however, hit his fourth and Villaโs sixth to cap off a resounding victory on the road.
Nine of Villaโs squad of fourteen were first-year YTS players.
After two games, Villa sit fourth, two points behind joint leaders Wolves, Walsall and Grimsby.
1997-98 Midland Youth League Appearance & Goal Record
GK Matthew Ghent | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐น๐น | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
LB Dominic Reece | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐บ0 |
D Martin Ridley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
M David Harding | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
M Gavin Melaugh | ๐ฌ๐ง | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
1 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
M Michael Standing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
M Alex Meredith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐บ0 |
F Stephen Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐บ0 |
CF Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 4 | ๐บ0 |
M Jamie Kearns | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 1 | โ
0 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
LB Michael Blackwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 1 | โ
0 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
M Luke Prince | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 1 | โ
0 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
CB Stuart Thornley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐บ0 |
M Brian Mulholland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 1 | โ
0 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
D Bradley Blackburn | ๐ฟ๐ฆ | 1997-98 MYL ๐ 1 | โ
0 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
